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Trump told Russian officials in 2017 he wasn't concerned about Moscow's interference in U.S. election — President Trump told two senior Russian officials in a 2017 Oval Office meeting that he was unconcerned about Moscow's interference in the U.S. election because the United States did the same …
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CNN:
White House restricted access to Trump's calls with Putin and Saudi crown prince — Washington (CNN)White House efforts to limit access to President Donald Trump's conversations with foreign leaders extended to phone calls with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Russian leader Vladimir Putin …
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New York Times:
N.R.A.'s LaPierre Asks Trump to ‘Stop the Games’ Over Gun Legislation in Discussion About Its Support — President Trump met in the White House on Friday with Wayne LaPierre, the chief executive of the National Rifle Association, and discussed prospective gun legislation and whether the N.R …
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Los Angeles Times:
Trump, caught off guard, struggles to fight impeachment storm — As soon as President Trump learned he was facing an impeachment investigation on Tuesday, he upended his meetings with world leaders near the United Nations and rushed to his soaring skyscraper a few blocks away in midtown Manhattan.
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Daily Kos, PRI and Washington Post
Washington Post:
Giuliani cancels paid appearance next week at Kremlin-backed conference — Rudolph W. Giuliani, whose actions as President Trump's personal lawyer have helped set in motion an impeachment inquiry, abruptly canceled his scheduled paid appearance at a Kremlin-backed conference in Armenia next week.
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Associated Press:
The Latest: McConnell: If House acts, Senate must have trial — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment inquiry (all times local): — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says that if the House goes ahead and impeaches President Donald Trump …
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New York Times:
White House Classified Computer System Is Used to Hold Transcripts of Sensitive Calls
White House Classified Computer System Is Used to Hold Transcripts of Sensitive Calls
Michael Warren / CNN:
Rudy Giuliani says he won't testify without consulting Trump
Rudy Giuliani says he won't testify without consulting Trump
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Kurt Volker, Trump's Envoy for Ukraine, Resigns — WASHINGTON — Kurt D. Volker, the State Department's special envoy for Ukraine, who got caught in the middle of the pressure campaign by President Trump and his lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, to find damaging information about Democrats, resigned his post on Friday.
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CNN:
Sources: Special envoy to Ukraine resigns one day after whistleblower report released — (CNN)Kurt Volker, US special envoy to Ukraine, has resigned one day after the release of a whistleblower report alleging a coverup by the White House of a call between President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President …
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Keith Gessen / Columbia Journalism Review:
How I missed the Ukraine story — In early August, I met Ambassador Kurt Volker, US Special Representative to Ukraine, in Washington, DC. Volker, fifty-four, is one of a handful of “ordinary” foreign policy Republicans—confident of American power, hawkish on Russia, eager to expand NATO …
Garry Kasparov / New York Daily News:
The dam is breaking: Trump's true character is revealed, more fully than ever — In the classic mafia movie Goodfellas, Ray Liotta's character muses about how he always wanted to grow up to be in the mob. “To me, being a gangster was better than being president of the United States.”
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Hearst Connecticut / Connecticut Post:
President Trump needs to step down — Even given the incredibly fast pace of news in the Trump era, the speed with which the Ukraine scandal has moved from vague complaint to impeachable offense has been stunning. Though we're still at the beginning of the process, there is already a mountain …
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Ukraine envoy resigns amid scandal consuming Trump's presidency
Ukraine envoy resigns amid scandal consuming Trump's presidency
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Miami Herald:
Prosecutors: Army official at Mar-a-Lago uploaded suspected child porn to Russian website — A military official formerly in charge of all White House communications for the U.S. Army at Mar-a-Lago was sentenced to three years of probation on Friday after he made false statements …
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New York Times:
House Democrats Issue First Subpoena in Impeachment Inquiry — Three committee chairmen issued the first subpoena in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, seeking documents and witnesses regarding his dealings with Ukraine. — WASHINGTON — House Democrats, kick-starting …
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Democrats prepare to move quickly to build case for Trump's impeachment
Democrats prepare to move quickly to build case for Trump's impeachment
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Political Wire
Ambassador Kurt Volker / U.S. House of …:
Pompeo Subpoenaed for Ukraine Documents as House Committees Accelerate Impeachment Inquiry
Pompeo Subpoenaed for Ukraine Documents as House Committees Accelerate Impeachment Inquiry
CNN:
Elizabeth Warren says impeachment inquiry should focus on Ukraine for now
Elizabeth Warren says impeachment inquiry should focus on Ukraine for now
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Vanity Fair and Fort Smith/Fayetteville News
John Bowden / The Hill:
Pence advised Trump against releasing partial transcript of Ukraine call: report
Pence advised Trump against releasing partial transcript of Ukraine call: report
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Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo, New York Post and Wall Street Journal
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Democrats subpoena Pompeo as part of impeachment inquiry
Democrats subpoena Pompeo as part of impeachment inquiry
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
At Fox News, Trump Impeachment Inquiry Brings On-Air Sniping — Fox News personalities are facing heckles, insults and criticism for their coverage this week of President Trump and the impeachment inquiry. — And that's just from their own colleagues. — In an unusual airing …
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Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Chris Wallace Clashes With Fox News Colleague Over Trump Defenders' ‘Deeply Misleading’ Spin on Ukraine
Chris Wallace Clashes With Fox News Colleague Over Trump Defenders' ‘Deeply Misleading’ Spin on Ukraine
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox News' Ukraine Coverage Reveals Growing Tension Between News and Opinion Sides
Fox News' Ukraine Coverage Reveals Growing Tension Between News and Opinion Sides
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MSNBC:
‘Total panic’ as ‘shell-shocked’ White House struggles to find impeachment footing — NBC News reports that panic has now set in at the White House, where according to one source, aides are “increasingly wary” that “the president could respond erratically and become ‘unmanageable.’”
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Now One Of Trump's Court Picks Is Tied Up In This Ukraine Scandal — Senate Democrats are asking judicial nominee Steven Menashi, a White House legal aide, what he's known about the bombshell whistleblower complaint. — WASHINGTON ― Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee …
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Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
Kamala Harris Calls For Formal Impeachment Inquiry Into Brett Kavanaugh
Kamala Harris Calls For Formal Impeachment Inquiry Into Brett Kavanaugh
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Washington Free Beacon, The Daily Caller, ELLE and Daily Kos
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Democrats are taking a big impeachment risk. It's not what you think.
Democrats are taking a big impeachment risk. It's not what you think.
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Neil Genzlinger / New York Times:
Joseph Wilson, Who Challenged Iraq War Narrative, Dies at 69 — He contradicted a statement in President George W. Bush's State of the Union address. A week later, his wife at the time, Valerie Plame, was outed as a C.I.A. agent. — Joseph C. Wilson, the long-serving American diplomat whose clash …
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Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:
Republicans Block FEC From Publishing Rule On Foreign Election Interference — FEC Chair Ellen L Weintraub had to tweet out the entire FEC weekly digest after Republicans blocked her from publishing it because it contained a draft rule banning foreign election interference.
David Roth / The Concourse:
This Guy Truly Has No Idea What He's Talking About — It is a problem for President Donald Trump that it's often impossible to tell what the hell he's talking about. This is not one of those signature Trump defects that can readily be spun into a secret strength or as a subtle bit …
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Hullabaloo, Salon and The Week
Humberto Sanchez / The Nevada Independent:
Amodei on Trump impeachment inquiry: 'Let's put it through the process and see what happens' — Mark Amodei, R-Nev., talks during an editorial board meeting with The Nevada Independent on Monday, Aug. 6, 2018. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent) — Rep. Mark Amodei supports the House's inquiry …
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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Intel Community Secretly Gutted Requirement Of First-Hand Whistleblower Knowledge — Federal records show that the intelligence community secretly revised the formal whistleblower complaint form in August 2019 to eliminate the requirement of direct, first-hand knowledge of wrongdoing.
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Trump says he raised Hunter Biden allegations with his China go-between — President Trump, who has alleged that Hunter Biden got the Chinese to put $1.5 billion into an investment fund, said during private remarks this week that he raised the matter with a U.S. executive who has served as his intermediary on trade talks with Beijing.
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Caitlin Byrd / Post and Courier:
SC Sens. Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott dismiss whistleblower complaint as ‘hearsay’ — BLUFFTON — South Carolina's two Republican senators sought to discredit the whistleblower complaint that has spurred an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. — Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott …